/Institutions/Donnelly-College/json/2026-2027/Employee-Handbook-local.json

/Institutions/Donnelly-College/json/2026-2027/Employee-Handbook.json

Policy Change Proposals & Governance

Employees can access the latest versions of policies & procedures on the College website's Faculty & Staff webpage. Locate the Policy Handbook under "Handbooks & Resources".
LINK www.donnelly.edu/staff

Donnelly's on-line handbooks will be updated annually for each Academic Year by July 31st, if there are policy or procedure changes that will apply to the new Academic Year.

The President will advise the community about policy and/or procedure updates via the Community Meetings held multiple times during the Fall & Spring semester.

Introducing New Policies and Changes

Proposed non-academic college policies, and changes to non-academic policies may be submitted to any member of the Donnelly Cabinet (the Vice Presidents). If approved by Cabinet, the proposal would then continue to the Leadership Council. After both groups have approved, the Administrative Council will finish the policy details. Archdiocese Legal counsel will be consulted if necessary. As a last step, the policy will be forwarded to the President for final approval.

If the new policy or change is due to a legal or federal mandate which applies to employees the HR (Human Resources) Director or the Chief Financial Officer will submit the policy directly to the President for approval. (Example - 2020 COVID mandates) If the approved change or mandate requires a vote by the Board, the President will present the policy at a Board meeting. The President may request the attendance of the Human Resources Coordinator or Chief Financial Officer to provide details and answer questions.

Approved new and changed policies will be announced and/or emailed to the Donnelly community and available in the Policy Handbook on the college website.
 

 

Governance:

• The Donnelly Cabinet includes the President and Vice Presidents (Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Business Affairs and Advancement).
• The Academic Council consists of appointed Academic and Student Affairs members
• The Leadership Council includes all Department Directors
• The Administrative Council is appointed by the Dean of the College with representatives from multiple college departments
• The Assessment Council is appointed by the Dean of the College
• The Academic and Student Affairs Leadership Team (ASALT) includes Faculty and Staff Department Directors in Academic and Student Affairs Departments
• The Faculty Senate includes All full-time and part-time faculty of the College
• Community meetings are intended for all employees of the College

 

Administrative Structure

Donnelly College is governed by a Board of Directors which meets quarterly and has powers and authority granted by the Donnelly College Corporation to govern the business and educational affairs of the College.

One of the primary responsibilities of the Board of Directors is the selection and hiring of the President of the College. The President administers the business, academic, and other affairs of the college, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors. The President is authorized by the Board of Directors to appoint key administrators for the administration of the College.

 

The College as Community

An important aspect of the governance structure of Donnelly College is the widespread involvement of staff, faculty, and administration in the planning and decision-making processes. The College seeks to share thoughts and ideas among all constituencies. Our small size provides not only the advantage of personalized instruction for our students, but also allows employees to easily gather for all community meetings which brings together all parts of the faculty and staff for regular communication.